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H. HILDE. GLASS BLOWING APPARATUS. No. 493,867.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

HERMANN HILDE, or EosswEIN, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,867, dated March21, 1893.

Application iiled September 9,1890. Serial No. 364,446. (No model.)

To all whoml it may concern.-

' Be it known that 1, HERMANN HILDE, of Rosswein, in the Kingdom ofSaxony, Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGlass-Blowing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a furnace for glass blowers, in whichcompressed and also heated air is forced into the pear of glass formedon the blow tube. In this way, the glass while still hot and pliable isforced against the wall of the mold and thus a sharp, clean impressionmay be obtained.

The :invention consists in the various features of improvement morefully pointed out `in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a sectional elevation of myimproved glass blowers furnace; Fig. 2 a front view thereof; Fig. 3 ahorizontal section thereof; Fig. 4 a sectional elevation ofamodification; Fig. 5 a top View thereof; Fig. G a vertical sectionthrough tube D, and through the blow tube and mold; Fig. 7 alongitudinal section through tube D, at right angles to Fig. 6; Fig. 8 across section through cock K; Fig. 9 a top View of joint G; Fig. 10 afront elevation of a modification of the joint, showing it disconnectedfrom the blow tube; Fig. 1l a side view thereof; Fig. 12 a verticalsection thereof showing it connected to the blow tube; Fig. 13 aVertical section through a further modification of the joint showing theblow tube disconnected; Fig. 14 a plan partly in section thereof andFig. 15 a vertical section thereof showing the blow tube connected.

In Fig. 1 the letter B, represents an air pump for forcing compressedair through tube B', into an accumulator or heating chamber A, of asuitable furnace. Here the air is highly heated and is thence conductedthrough one or more tubes D, to the blow tube or tubes E. The connectionbetween the delivery tubeD, and the blow tube E, should be such, thatthe latter may be readily detached from and attached to the former. Tothis effect, the tube D, is preferably jointed as at D', and is providedat its lower end with a coupling G, adapted to be readily attached tothe blow tube (Figs. 6-9). The tube D, is provided with a cock K, havinga laterally extending outwardly opening channel a,

through which the hot air is discharged when the cock is closed by meansof an opening in the cock plug (Fig. S).

The coupling G, consists of a box having a tapped upper end by which itis fitted upon the lower thread ed end of tube D. The lower section ofcoupling G, is provided with a door G', and with a concave bore oropening for tightly grasping and holding the upper taper-y completed,the cock K, is closed and the heated and compressed air from the bulb isallowed to escape through channel ct.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a coil F, is interposed between the delivery tube D andthe chamber A. In this case, the chamber A, serves only as anaccumulator, while the air is heated in the coil.

In Figs. 10412, the lower end of delivery tube D, is embraced by asliding or telescoping tube L. This tube L, is provided with a socket orseat b, at its end, fitting over the head f, of blow tube E. By means ofhead f, the blow tube is suspended from a forked plate M.

The tube L, may be raised or lowered by a lever d, connected also bylink d', and lever d2, to the cock K. Thus when the tube L, is loweredand connected to the blow tube E, the air cock K, is simultaneouslyopened, While when the tube-L, is raised the cock is closed.

In Figs. 13-15 the blow tube E, has a threaded head h, and an angularcross section beneath the head. Here it is embraced and rigidly held bythe fork M, which is provided with a corresponding angular opening.

A sliding nut or threaded socket P, embraces the lower end of tube D,and may be revolved by handles g. The tapped opening of this nut, litsover the threaded head h, of the blow tube. Thus it will be seen, thatby IOO revolving the nut, the blow tube may be'readily coupled to oruncoupled from the delivering tube.

What I claim isl. The combination of an air compressor and accumulatorwith a delivery tube D having cock K, a telescopingtubeL having socketb, a blow tube E, over which the telescopng tube is adapted to beprojected, and with levers d, d2 and link d for simultaneously operating the cock and the telescoping tube, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of an air compressor and accumulator with a deliverytube D, a threaded socket P upon such tube, a blow tube E havingthreaded head h and an angular shoulder beneath such head and with afork M, that embraces the shoulder, substantally as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 2o name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HERMANN HILDE.

Witnesses:

MAX MATTHI, CARL BORNGRAEBER.

